(MITCHELL) - Tonight at the Mitchell Persimmon Festival, the city south of the river gets a new Persimmon Festival Queen.

The Persimmon Festival Queen pageant takes place tonight at 4:30 at the Mitchell High School auditorium, with the crowning tonight at the Main Street Stage at 8:30pm. Also today, it's senior citizen's afternoon, and don't forget the carnival.

Tomorrow brings a Red Cross blood drive and performances by Open Heart and the Wray Brothers on the Main Street Stage.